[plug] Network Analysing

Mike Holland myk at plug.linux.org.au
Thu Jan 2 16:35:14 WST 2003


On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Daniel Pearson wrote:

> Ok then.. so the only way to do it then with a switch in place, is to see
> the traffic between each machine and the gateway then?

Daniel, you might want to described the network topology.
Is it a single ethernet with one hub?

People seem to be using 'hub' and 'switch' mutually exclusively, which may 
be confusing. 'switch' is short for 'port-switching hub'.
See http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/switching_hub.html

The definition should make the problem clear. Hosts on a switching bug 
dont see passing traffic.

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